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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1922
Page
11
Snippet echoes local quirks and daily life in Laredo with notes on fashion, debts, religion, cars, and public manners. It toys with everyday habits, social norms, and humorous takes on neighbors, urging caution and reflection amid urban bustle.
The article notes Princess Marys wedding recalls the gown of Queen Victoria which, under construction for eight months by two hundred workers, cost five thousand dollars for the fabric and place.
A Washington dispatch notes Andrew Jackson born about 155 years ago with dispute over whether North Carolina or South Carolina is his birthplace. The piece recounts his humble origins, frontier army career, War of 1812 fame, Florida campaigns, and presidency including the spoils system and Bank controversy. Jackson died June 8 1845 at the Hermitage Tennessee.
Mrs. Artie G. Cullop of Vincennes becomes the first Indiana woman to seek a seat in Congress. She is married to William A. Cullop, who served five terms as the representative for the second Indiana district.
The W M of the Baptist Church holds its missionary program and social at 3 30 PM on Wednesday. A called meeting of the Republican Women is set for Thursday at Elks Hall 4 30 PM.
A long reminiscence contrasts two rental houses one with garish decor and high rent the other tastefully furnished with a baby grand piano and quiet colors. Local society notes follow including moves visits parties and club meetings plus a St Patrick’s event at Fort McIntosh and a city church auxiliary gathering.
Mrs Bunn organized the session on Spanish music with A C Richter and Maria Certeano presenting historic and musical pieces. Editha Lowry attire and two Spanish dances delighted the audience while Genevieve Camp and Morgan offered studies and songs with Flora Dilgarde Milton as accompanist. next meeting March 28 will cover Charles Dickens with roll call naming a Dickens novel.
In Washington on March 15 the Senate renewed an effort to amend the four power treaty to require outside nations to be consulted on Pacific controversies. The move follows yesterday’s defeat of two amendments aimed at that goal.
Washington March 15 The Senate unanimously adopted Senator Lodge's resolution extending for 25 years the 50 million dollar famine relief loan to Austria. The measure was sent to the House for action.
Madrid reports Spanish forces continuing to press the Moroccan rebels amid stiff resistance as of March 15, noting ongoing success in the campaign.
In Kalamazoo Michigan on March 15 a Western State Normal School student Miss Emmaline Knackerneck showed slight improvement after a skull fracture from leaping from a car driven by Detroit man John B Dodge. He faces arraignment in municipal court Tuesday on charges of drunk driving and unlawfully possessing transporting and furnishing intoxicating liquor.
In Austin Texas Judge James 2 Hamilton postponed ruling on a contempt motion against police commissioner J D Copeland and clerk G Reynolds who refused to answer grand jury questions about Klan membership during the December Pedler Clayton murder probe.
A mosaic of oddities notes Kurdistan music deemed immoral Zulu chiefs wearing eagle feathers in legend and peacock plumes as Chinese rank marks. It cites new Rocky Mountain lakes found by air and that tennis was once called bandy. It mentions telegraph efficiency, Cherbourg firewood prices, Raleigh’s pipe in a London tobacco house, and easy Kurdish divorce.
A spectacular early morning blaze outside Chicago's downtown area razed a block bounded by Buren Canal Clintontree and Jackson Boulevard. The 21 story Burlington building housing Mercantiles Trust and Savings Bank was wrecked. Firemen fought multiple outbreaks until near 3 AM. One fireman James McGovern was killed and Lieut William Everett injured. An unknown number of spectators were hurt. An unnamed man was arrested on information implicating former Schiff confectionery employees.
Washington officials said the current demand upon the allied finances asked only recognition by other governments of the United States rights related to German reparations. The claim concerns $241,000,000 in expenses of the American army of occupation. The statement came as the March 15 note was presented in Washington.
The Colorado River commission begins hearings in Phoenix today to discuss plans for a comprehensive development project described as among the era’s greatest, rivaling the Panama Canal in scope. The AP reports from Phoenix, March 15.
In Staten Island Fox Hill Hospital an incident sparked by a guard mistaking Bernard A Curren for an intruder led to a near riot as over 200 disabled ex service men participated. Curren was wounded in the hip.
Boise Prosecuting Attorney Elbert Delana said he is investigating a financial scheme tied to Boise residents losing nearly 400 000 with intent to determine if criminal design was involved. He compared the plan to Ponzi and Bischoff schemes.
Indianapolis. March 15. Two more wives are added to the matrimonial ventures of Sarah Moore who is under arrest on charges of bigamy and embezzlement. Moore claims a record of 13 marriages and cites a Denver and a Ridgeway Maryland marriage among those neglected.
Edward P. Miller of Abbotta town Pa says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives good results for coughs and colds. He notes that those who use it seldom switch to another remedy and it helps ease coughs and break up colds.
Tonight fair cooler with frost as far as Taylor. Thursday fair and somewhat warmer.
Observations at Fort McIntosh show a maximum temperature of 90 degrees and a minimum of 46 degrees. Wind direction is north northeast.
A blaze gutted the Riverside Hotel in Reno Nevada early today forcing scores of guests to flee from upper windows in their nightwear. An investigation was begun to determine if any guests were missing.
In McAlester Oklahoma on March 14 the death toll from the Gowen tornado climbed to 11 with an unidentified Mexican child among the victims. Several injured are reported in serious condition.
Jackson March 15 District Attorney Browning announced he would withdraw anti-trust proceedings against 41 life insurance companies operating in Mississippi. The move ends a high profile case amid ongoing legal scrutiny in the state capital.
Hilde Warner, famed European film star, headlines the Associated First National feature All For a Woman at the Royal Theatre. She portrays Little Babette, a Paris waif turned darling of the republic after being found shabbily dressed and later styled in fashionable clothes. The engagement runs for two days starting tomorrow.
Washington March 15 William C Markhan for the American Association of State Highway Officials and American Farm Bureau Federation urged congress to appropriate funds sufficient to continue the federal aid highway construction program without interruption and to provide money for at least three years.
General Pranelgsco Villareal and two followers were detained at Marfa Texas. Alberto Nojas and two others were held at El Paso in a Justice Department probe into a revolutionary movement against the Obregon government said to have begun in U S territory. The Nojas group was captured at Fabens last night by immigration officials.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, informed the American Legion's national headquarters that organized labor will support the Legion campaign to relieve unemployment among World War I veterans in Indianapolis on March 15.
New Orleans police said Mrs Alma Dupke helped dispose of loot from eight residential robberies by her son James Brierly 21 and another son Walter Brierly aided in handling stolen silverware worth about 4000 dollars. The arrests cleared up the series of crimes and recovered the silverware.
Judge H M Richey amends prior orders in the suit by Mrs Inez Crow against Sheriff Buchanan for 60000 injuries from Louis Crow’s death at Lorena October 1. The transfer to Bell county is suspended pending defendant's appeal on the judge’s authority to transfer on his own motion.
Caruthersville Missouri fire of undetermined origin today nearly wiped out a full business block. Property loss estimated at 200000 dollars with extensive damage to storefronts and warehouses. Fire crews battled the blaze through the afternoon.
Maurice Mays, a Black man, was executed today for murdering Mrs. Bertie Lindsey, a white Knoxville woman, in August 1919. The arrest sparked a mob that partially wrecked Knoxville and led to a callout of state troops.
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